subband

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noun

A subdivision of a band (especially one of frequencies)

OriginEnglish band ← Middle English band ← Old English bend →
UncommonScrabble 12
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Meanings

nounsubband (plural subbands)

plural subbands · alternative sub-band

  1. A subdivision of a band (especially one of frequencies)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰendʰ-
  7. Proto-Germanic*bandiz
  8. Old Englishbend
  9. Middle Englishband
  10. Englishband
  11. Englishsubband

From sub- + band.

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APA

subband. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subband

MLA

“subband.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subband. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subband,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subband.

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